Thanks for your review! stan
> On Apr 13, 2017, at 12:27 AM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: > > My P600 arrived today! > > It’s true—the black and white prints do pop—as do the color. I printed both > color and black and white on the Epson metallic glossy paper, and it really > looks nice. I just finished printing some black and white Velvet Fine Art in > both letter and 13 x 19 inch paper. Very nice. > > As to loading paper: It’s BETTER! Yea!!!! While there are a few extra > steps, these steps are so inconsequential. Once you pop out the front manual > loading tray (not a problem to do), I think loading the paper flat and > guiding it through is less anxiety ridden than the other process on the > R2880—easier to get the alignment right. In the 6 prints I just made, I did > get one “paper askew” notification, but that was due to user error. > > I also set up the wireless printing with AirPrint on my iPad Air. > Easy-peasy! I printed a flyer I made using Pages and had saved as a JPEG. I > wasn’t expecting the color to be that great—but I was wrong: the color is > very true and really pops. I printed it from the Photos app, and I printed it > on some premium matte paper. The set-up was a breeze. I was expecting > complications, but there were none. > > I may have mentioned that they painted my office, and I have been doing some > serious printing and framing of my work on my office walls. The dedicated > color wall is moving along nicely, but I only have two large prints on my > dedicated black and white wall. The progress is slower here because a) I’ve > been thinking that I want to shoot some new stuff specifically for the B/W > wall and b) I knew I was seriously thinking of getting the P600 (provided I > got some good PDML reviews, which I did) and wanted to wait for better > prints. Well, now that the printer has arrived, I will probably reprint the > two prints already on the wall and replace. > > I really like the quality of the B/W on the Epson Metallic Glossy paper, so I > may do more printing with this paper. > > For Mac users, you have to download all the driver stuff from the Epson web > page. Immediately after, I checked for any updates, and those appeared and I > updated immediately. When I opened Lightroom (most current version on the > iMac (non Creative Cloud)), everything was right were it should be, and I > went through all my usual selections. I have the Creative Cloud version of > Lightroom, Adobe InDesign et al on my MacBook Pro w/Retina. I haven’t set up > the P600 on that yet, but will do soon. > > The only real problem now is space in my home study. The p600 now sits on > the only flat work space I had. This would change if I got rid of the R2880, > but I’m not willing to do that—at least for now. More to the point, I’ve > been thinking a lot about my so-called creative space: right now it’s just > filled with a jumble of stuff. It’s a mess. I may have to take some time to > rethink my creative space, so it’s more pleasurable to work in—more > efficient. Easier to think about, but much harder to reconfigure! > > So, I recommend the P600—and I’m looking forward to trying some of the hot & > cold press papers. Oh, and I love that I just had to press a button to > switch to the matte black cartridge. Gosh, I hated switching out cartridges > on the R2880. The actual switching out wasn’t a big deal, but waiting for it > to register, so you could choose the appropriate paper was often frustrating. > Life is better! > > Cheers, Christine > > > > > > >> On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:07 PM, Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> >> wrote: >> >> Note that there is a Rebate ($150) and a trade-up discount ($50) in effect >> 1-30 April 2017… >> >> E.g., see, >> http://atlex.itsuppliesinc.netdna-cdn.com/media/pdf/rebate/TradeUpP400,600,800April2017MIR.pdf >> >> I recently uncovered and started up my 2880 after a very long period of >> inactivity. Had the expected multiple passes to clean the heads, 3-4 inks >> needed replacing. But what bugs me is that the paper feed is working very >> sporadically. A true pain. Based on this thread, I did a quick google on >> P600, found one review that was very positive except for paper feed problems >> ( with certain papers). Makes me wonder though if I shouldn’t just struggle >> through rather than upgrading. But Godfrey’s note is encouraging... I will >> be interested to hear your experience. >> >> stan >> >> >>> On Apr 7, 2017, at 7:30 PM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: >>> >>> I think I’m going to order the p600 in the next few days. My R2880 is >>> running really wonky. Cheers, Christine >>> >>> >>>> On Mar 20, 2017, at 6:34 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godd...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Christine, >>>> >>>> I've been using the P600 for a year and a half. Highly recommended. The >>>> improved paper feed system over the R2400/R2880 is one of the truly great >>>> things about it. Compared to the R2400/R2880, it's got better blacks, >>>> better brilliance, and just does a better job. >>>> >>>> I don't recommend trying to refill the ink tanks. You can't get the Epson >>>> inks for refilling of the same formulation. I've found this printer to be >>>> pretty economical on ink anyway ... the big tanks help, and I think the >>>> heads have greater precision in laying it down. >>>> >>>> I use Velvet Fine Art and Hot Press Natural papers the most, but swap to >>>> Photo Black ink for Exhibition Fiber. It does an excellent job with all >>>> three. Also with Hahnemühle Bamboo and other fine art papers .... I >>>> haven't found any papers that don't work well with it. >>>> >>>> You can't go wrong with the P600 unless you need the larger paper size of >>>> the P800 ... :-) >>>> >>>> G >>>> >>>> On Mar 20, 2017, at 3:32 PM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>>> On 3/19/2017 4:21 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: >>>>>>> Hi All: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is anyone using the Epson P600? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Care to share your thoughts on print quality and user workflows >>>>>>> and/or issues? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My Epson R2880 is still working, and I have been printing lately, >>>>>>> just now in fact, but the rollers aren’t always grabbing on the first >>>>>>> try of a print. I often have to try a few times before the rollers >>>>>>> agree to grab the paper and run the print. I’m a big Velvet Fine Art >>>>>>> user. Love that stuff, but I have to use the back feed, and it’s >>>>>>> been fussy lately. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I’m definitely considering P600 so that I don’t have to change-out >>>>>>> the photo and matte blacks. I see the ink cartridges are much bigger >>>>>>> and $32 a pop (listed on the Epson website). Any thoughts about >>>>>>> ink? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you have the P600, have you tried it on metallic paper or any >>>>>>> other specialty papers? Thoughts? Quality? I have some metallic >>>>>>> paper I want to try on the R2880, and may soon, but I’m still >>>>>>> interested how it works on the P600. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Interested in any and all information you have to share! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, Christine >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
